2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Illinois Fighting Illini
|image=Illinois Fighting Illini logo.svg
|image_size=150px
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=B1G
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 9–21
|conf_record= 2–16
|head_coach=Matt Bollant
|hc_year= 4th
|asst_coach1=LaKale Malone
|asst_coach2=Tianna Kirkland
|asst_coach3=Jody Martinez
|stadium=State Farm Center
Parkland College
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by fourth year head coach Matt Bollant, played their home games at the State Farm Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference. In November 2015, Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois will host Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball for five games while renovations to the State Farm Center was completed. They finished the season 9–21, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Penn State.
Roster
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Georgia Tech}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Simone|last=Law|link=|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=y|home=South Holland, IL|high_school=Loyola
Loyola–Chicago}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cierra|last=Rice|link=|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Grosse Pointe, MI|high_school=Grosse Point South}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ashley|last=McConnell|link=|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Palatine, IL|high_school=Fremd}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kyley|last=Simmons|link=|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=y|home=Council Bluffs, IA|high_school=Lewis Central}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brooke|last=Kissinger|link=|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SO|rs=|home=Minden, NE|high_school=Minden}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaelyne|last=Kirkpatrick|link=|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=FR|rs=|home=Oakville, ON|high_school=St. Ignatius of Loyola}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kennedy|last=Cattenhead|link=|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=y|home=Bolingbrook, IL|high_school=Bolingbrook}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chatrice|last=White|link=|num=32|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=SO|rs=|home=Shelby, NE|high_school=Shelby}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alex|last=Wittinger|link=|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Delano, MN|high_school=Delano}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Matt Bollant ({{college|Winona State}})
|asst_coach=
- LaKale Malone ({{college|Indiana}})
- Tianna Kirkland ({{college|Bethel (IN)}})
- Jody Martinez ({{college|Ferris State}})
|roster_url=http://www.fightingillini.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball|accessdate=}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF6600; color:#003C7D;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/07/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indianapolis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Parkland College
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 95–36
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF6600; color:#003C7D;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Chicago State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Parkland College
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,001
| tv =
| score = 67–36
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Parkland College
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 983
| tv =
| score = 62–53
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee–Martin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Parkland College
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 907
| tv =
| score = 94–74
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Parkland College
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 952
| tv =
| score = 98–43
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BankUnited Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 910
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–73
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,800
| tv =
| score = 76–67
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,317
| tv =
| score = 78–64
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,557
| tv =
| score = 74–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Elma Roane Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 593
| tv =
| score = 75–81
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,573
| tv =
| score = 76–85
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,514
| tv =
| score = 57–70
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF6600; color:#003C7D;"| Big Ten regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,716
| tv =
| score = 63–79
| overtime =
| record = 7–5 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 6,374
| tv =
| score = 65–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–6 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,263
| tv = BTN
| score = 75–106
| overtime =
| record = 7–7 (0–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 6,222
| tv =
| score = 57–73
| overtime =
| record = 7–8 (0–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,829
| tv =
| score = 54–67
| overtime =
| record = 7–9 (0–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,857
| tv =
| score = 71–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–9 (1–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,202
| tv =
| score = 66–68
| overtime =
| record = 8–10 (1–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 3,776
| tv =
| score = 56–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–11 (1–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,618
| tv = BTN
| score = 77–82
| overtime =
| record = 8–12 (1–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,517
| tv = BTN
| score = 70–80
| overtime =
| record = 8–13 (1–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,331
| tv =
| score = 69–79
| overtime =
| record = 8–14 (1–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 2,509
| tv =
| score = 83–96
| overtime =
| record = 8–15 (1–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,622
| tv =
| score = 68–80
| overtime =
| record = 8–16 (1–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 2,450
| tv = BTN
| score = 56–63
| overtime =
| record = 8–17 (1–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| attend = 3,448
| tv =
| score = 76–56
| overtime =
| record = 9–17 (2–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 8,247
| tv =
| score = 74–117
| overtime =
| record = 9–18 (2–14)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,395
| tv =
| score = 43–71
| overtime =
| record = 9–19 (2–15)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 4,610
| tv = BTN
| score = 56–61
| overtime =
| record = 9–20 (2–16)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF6600;"| Big Ten Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = BTN
| score = 66–75
| overtime =
| record = 9–21
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
See also
References
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{{Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team}}
Category:Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball seasons